Firefighter/EMT Michael Field responded to a medical emergency at a residence where a patient had a known case of COVID-19.
Sprinklers knock down the main body of fire at Box 1138.
Fire at Box 3308 for Lorillard Place in an abandoned dwelling.
Sitting in an ambulance as it dashed across New York City near the end of another draining shift earlier this week, the stress overwhelmed him.
"Due to the volume of calls we loaded up the box, you’re gonna have E-44, SQ-41, and R-1."
The city’s ambulance system and police department are under increasing stress from the pandemic, with nearly a quarter of the city’s emergency medical service workers out sick, according to the Fire Department.
Three-alarms at Box 2796 for fire on the sixth floor of 1560 Grand Concourse.
Rescue over ladder on Woodlawn Avenue.
The spike in deaths in New York was another sign of the long fight ahead against the global pandemic.
The buffs were out at Bronx Box 3440.